In Colombia, the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been progressively; that is the reason why the purpose of the research is to contribute to the analysis of the accounting convergence process in Colombia, the main effects are identified in a Higher Education Institution, specifically a university, focusing on consider the specific case of the education section, whose objective is not profit, which is why it is different from a commercial entity. The methodology applied in this research is the case study, from a qualitative approach. According to the process carried out, it is indicated that the financial and non-financial effects will be diverse, subject to the policy and the accounting estimates that are chosen.